Red kite photographed carrying apparent sausage roll over Banbury
Mar 22nd 2026 ยท United Kingdom
Amateur photographer Mark Hopkins captured images of a red kite flying over Ruscote, Banbury holding what observers say looks like a sausage roll, amid a long term rise in UK red kite numbers.
- Mark Hopkins photographed the red kite from his back garden in Ruscote, Banbury.
- The bird appears to be holding a sausage roll, though the photographer said he could not be certain.
- Hopkins said he often sees red kites gliding above the area.
- The number of red kites in the UK rose by 2,464% between 1995 and 2023.